diff --git a/rgw/admin/user.go b/rgw/admin/user.go
index e53bf9c..bef91e9 100644
--- a/rgw/admin/user.go
+++ b/rgw/admin/user.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type User struct {
 	PurgeData           *int          `url:"purge-data"`
 	GenerateStat        *bool         `url:"stats"`
 	Stat                UserStat      `json:"stats"`
+	UserCaps            string        `url:"user-caps"`
 }
 
 // UserCapSpec represents a user capability which gives access to certain ressources
diff --git a/rgw/admin/user_test.go b/rgw/admin/user_test.go
index 771d0d3..6bef049 100644
--- a/rgw/admin/user_test.go
+++ b/rgw/admin/user_test.go
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ func (suite *RadosGWTestSuite) TestUser() {
 	})
 
 	suite.T().Run("user creation success", func(t *testing.T) {
-		user, err := co.CreateUser(context.Background(), User{ID: "leseb", DisplayName: "This is leseb", Email: "leseb@example.com"})
+		usercaps := "users=read"
+		user, err := co.CreateUser(context.Background(), User{ID: "leseb", DisplayName: "This is leseb", Email: "leseb@example.com", UserCaps: usercaps})
 		assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
 		assert.Equal(suite.T(), "leseb@example.com", user.Email)
 	})
@@ -104,6 +105,8 @@ func (suite *RadosGWTestSuite) TestUser() {
 		user, err := co.GetUser(context.Background(), User{ID: "leseb"})
 		assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
 		assert.Equal(suite.T(), "leseb@example.com", user.Email)
+		assert.Equal(suite.T(), "users", user.Caps[0].Type)
+		assert.Equal(suite.T(), "read", user.Caps[0].Perm)
 	})
 
 	suite.T().Run("modify user email", func(t *testing.T) {